Compact fluorescent lamps are safe to use for general lighting purposes in the household under radiation protection aspects. The existing investigations on the emitted optical radiation and the generated electric and magnetic fields indicate that - even when used at close distances - the exposure to the individual stays below the internationally recommended limit values for the protection of human health.

Individuals come in contact with strong static magnetic fields, for instance, during Magnetic Resonance Imaging, i.e. an imaging procedure used in medical diagnosis. Devices currently used in clinical practice are mostly operated at a magnetic flux density of 1.5 or 3 Tesla (T). In research, 7 and 11.7 Tesla-devices are already being tested which are intended to be used in medical diagnosis as well in the future.